Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the jungles of India, an orphaned human infant named Mowgli is taken in by a wolf pack under the sponsorship of the black panther, Bagheera. As Mowgli grows up with his canine family, he finds that he has a lot to learn about life in the jungle under the tutelage of Bagheera and Baloo the Bear. At the same time, Mowgli learns to thrive in his own way as he handles the threat of the tiger, Shere Khan and his minions. Throughout the boy's adventures, there is also the growing mystery of his origins and humanity that would change his life forever.

Series details

• Title: Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Adventure, Children
• Premiere date: 1989-10-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 1990-10-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 54860
• TVDB ID: 248254

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1989-10-02; final listed air date 1990-10-29; episode order: 52.

Source and licence

Adapted from Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.